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The worlds greatest athlete 1973 before he became a household name with plum roles on the cbs sitcom good times and in the abc miniseries roots 1977, john amos went unbilled in his first feature film role vanishing point and played only a bit part in his. Worlds greatest athlete, the movie clip three inches. Witchdoctor gazenga roscoe lee browne encounters assistant coach milo tim conway in a hotel bar in disneys the worlds greatest athlete, 1973 view the tcmdb entry for the worlds greatest athlete 1973. The worlds greatest athlete is a comedy that follows the antics of 2 college track and field coaches who consistently have a losing record. Through a series of events that takes the pair to africa, they spot an amazing young man, nanu, who is able to run faster than anyone theyve ever seen. The worlds greatest athlete 1973cast and crew moviefone. Read the the worlds greatest athlete movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The world s greatest athlete 1973 full movie free watch online with english subtitles. The worlds greatest athlete is a 1973 american film directed by robert scheerer and starring. Sam archer john amos is the coach at a major university, and he has not won anything during his time there. Dont miss a chance to take the field with wild family fun for everyone. Cursed with a lastplace college athletic lineup, conway and amos hope that vincent will pull them out of their yearslong slump.
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